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Hi there guys! I am a new Kahr owner, and thought I'd post an introductory post.
After more reading and research that I care to admit (much of it on this very forum), I am a proud new owner of a PM9 (PM9094NA). That's an all black PM9 with night sights, for those that have not done as much reading as me.
After bringing it home, I did a field strip of the gun to familiarize myself with it, and to remove the factory lubrication, and reoil with some Weapon Shield. Man, did the factory lubrication stink! My gun had a top notch case of B.O.! That was quickly dispatched with the initial cleaning. Then it was off to the range for some gun break-in fun!
I put 200 rounds of my 115gr reloads down the pipe, as well as a half box of Ranger 124gr +P, all without a hiccup! Well, no FTE or FTF to speak of, but I did have each of the factory mags fail to lock the slide back after the last round was fired one time each. This was within the first four full mags, so maybe I was riding the slide release? Who knows?! The problem was gone after the first few mags so it seems to have corrected itself. I attribute that to operator malfunction, not gun malfunction!
After 100 rounds, I did a field strip of the gun to look for anything unusual with wear. After a quick wipe down, that revealed nothing out of the ordinary, and a few more drops of Weapon Shield, I was back on the firing line for the next 100 rounds. Man, this thing is fun to shoot, albeit a tad snappy with the +P rounds.
I will say, that my groups good, but not great, and were centered high and right buy about 2" each way. This was unusual for me, as I'm right handed. Again, this could certainly be due to my inexperience with this gun, or the fact that it is the smallest 9mm that I own, in every dimension measurable.
After wrapping up my range session, I brought it home for it's first real cleaning. Everything looked as expected, and the cleaning went without issue.
Upon reassembly, and doing a final wipe down before putting it to bed, I noticed that the rear night sight is slightly off to the right. Now, we're not talking a lot, but far enough that its noticeable without the use of magnification, or a measuring instrument. This could certainly have contributed to my "inaccuracy" but I won't be doing any adjustments to the rear sight until I get more rounds down the pipe, and allow some others to shoot it. If they shoot off to the right, and I continue to do the same, then maybe a minute adjustment to the rear sight will be in order. Can that be accomplished with a brass punch, or is a sight pusher required? Remember, I have the night sights, and don't want to damage the lenses. I can't see myself buying a $100+ sight tool at this point, so maybe a trip to the 'smith will be in order?
Again, I wanted to thank you guys for the great forum resource you have here at KahrTalk. I hope I can contribute something worthwhile in the future.
Shoot safely!
-Steve
<If a moderator could kindly move this post to the PM section, I'd appreciate it! Doh!>
After more reading and research that I care to admit (much of it on this very forum), I am a proud new owner of a PM9 (PM9094NA). That's an all black PM9 with night sights, for those that have not done as much reading as me.
After bringing it home, I did a field strip of the gun to familiarize myself with it, and to remove the factory lubrication, and reoil with some Weapon Shield. Man, did the factory lubrication stink! My gun had a top notch case of B.O.! That was quickly dispatched with the initial cleaning. Then it was off to the range for some gun break-in fun!
I put 200 rounds of my 115gr reloads down the pipe, as well as a half box of Ranger 124gr +P, all without a hiccup! Well, no FTE or FTF to speak of, but I did have each of the factory mags fail to lock the slide back after the last round was fired one time each. This was within the first four full mags, so maybe I was riding the slide release? Who knows?! The problem was gone after the first few mags so it seems to have corrected itself. I attribute that to operator malfunction, not gun malfunction!
After 100 rounds, I did a field strip of the gun to look for anything unusual with wear. After a quick wipe down, that revealed nothing out of the ordinary, and a few more drops of Weapon Shield, I was back on the firing line for the next 100 rounds. Man, this thing is fun to shoot, albeit a tad snappy with the +P rounds.
I will say, that my groups good, but not great, and were centered high and right buy about 2" each way. This was unusual for me, as I'm right handed. Again, this could certainly be due to my inexperience with this gun, or the fact that it is the smallest 9mm that I own, in every dimension measurable.
After wrapping up my range session, I brought it home for it's first real cleaning. Everything looked as expected, and the cleaning went without issue.Upon reassembly, and doing a final wipe down before putting it to bed, I noticed that the rear night sight is slightly off to the right. Now, we're not talking a lot, but far enough that its noticeable without the use of magnification, or a measuring instrument. This could certainly have contributed to my "inaccuracy" but I won't be doing any adjustments to the rear sight until I get more rounds down the pipe, and allow some others to shoot it. If they shoot off to the right, and I continue to do the same, then maybe a minute adjustment to the rear sight will be in order. Can that be accomplished with a brass punch, or is a sight pusher required? Remember, I have the night sights, and don't want to damage the lenses. I can't see myself buying a $100+ sight tool at this point, so maybe a trip to the 'smith will be in order?
Again, I wanted to thank you guys for the great forum resource you have here at KahrTalk. I hope I can contribute something worthwhile in the future.
Shoot safely!
-Steve
<If a moderator could kindly move this post to the PM section, I'd appreciate it! Doh!>
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